The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-10-21

WOulu never 90 IOr you Co save me,
for ycu would not have the nous to
carry the farce through. Come, no
hesitation; in you CO." And suiting
the action to the word, he sen Mr..
Castor with q souse into the water.
Miss Landon saw it all from the win
dow, and sc did the poodle. The lat
ter barked disapprobation of the
whole proceeding, but his mistress
trembled with fear and excitement.
Good gracious!" she said to her
self. care those two handsorneyoung
officers q%uarreling about me, and will
there be murder? Oh, my! mol See,
one of them throws off his coat and
dashes his hat on the ground!
He plunges into the boiling
waves to save his drowning
friend. The waters close over them!
Brave man! Oh, dear, l can't Stand
this! Cook Cook! Come here, rim, run
directly"
The cook, q fat Irish woman, with q
red face and reddish hair, came puff
ing and blowing to the foot OF the
stairs.
"Oh, cook! run quick end save theml
Two officers! Drowning there at the
pier. Oh, run, run quick, cook, please"
"ls it sogers, they? Bedad,. thin,
the divil a fear of them. Sure, indeed,
| was coorted by q sergeant meself,
aud, seq he, SEE he"
But Miss Lanion could not wait to
hear honest Bridget's "reminiscences.
She sped out OF the house and down
to the pier. the poodle barking furi-
ously in front, and Bridget putting like
a female locomotive in the rear.
They reached the beach just in time
to meet the two dripping officers COM
ing out OF the water. Ii Miss Landon
had not been so excited she might
have thought it singular that the
drowned man was riding on the 9TH
er's back, and that, though his eyes
we're shut he seemed to cling vigorous
ly to his friends neck.
But she neither noticed this 40 any,
thing else, in her efforts to emulate
Grace Darling on that coast.
"Ohl saw you fall into the water.
l am SO glad" she stammered incon.
sistently. GLOW brave of YOU: but
will he die?"
Pollux shook his head meaningly-
like Lord Bacon in the play.
"lt all depends on the promptness OF
the measures. Ii we could only put
him to bed at once now"
ooh, bring him into the house. NV
name is Lily-Miss Brandon, you
know-and Pm sure pa will not be
angry when it is a matter OF life and
DEATH"
"1Deed thin, but he'd be a navgur if
he was anything e%lse,'" said Bridget.
Chuckling at the success of his ex-
pertinent, Pollux, who was q young
athlete, ran his friend at the double
quick into the cottage, while the two
women followed at their best pace be-
hind in much perturbation.
"Ye must put him into the masters
own bed," quoth Bridget, who was the
only servant left this Sunday in the
house, "and give him plenty OF rum
and brandy. That's what cures the
sogers, as Sergeant Heavystirn many
and many's the time
Take him up to Papa's room. Up
the stairs to the right. Can l do any.
thing. sir? Oh, please tell mel"
"He should have hot stockings full
OF salt to his legs and feet" said Pol
lux gravely.
Would Bridgets do?" she inquired
eagerly. "She wears blue wooleners,
very warn and thick"
~ think" said Pollux, shaking his
head, "that Isle thread, six skies,
would suit his complaint better"
She blushed, for she saw he was re-
garding her boots. After this, though
anxious to be OF every assistance, she
did not seemto b eofvery much afraid
OF fatal consequences rom the acct
dent.
In the midst OF the to do, while
Bridget was cooking rum and water
and lemons, and frequently tasting
the mixture in the kitchen, and while
Castor was carefully tucked into Mr..
Landon's bed by his friend, who had
enrobed himself in Mr.. Landon's dress
ing gown and neither garments, the
aforesaid procession returned from
church. Lily flew down the stairs like
a bird, but not quicker than the indig-
nant poodle.
ooh, papa, dearl Only think. They
were all but drowned, when we saved
them; that is, l and Cook. Oh, wasn't
it a mercy? The two oficersl They
are in your hedl"
one 6rnst into tears, as girls do un.
oet Suuoea eScltenent.
W. olllcers, ana IN my oed!n ex,
elalmeu her iatner Wrathfully. ""hat
uoGs 1i.s mean! are you mad!
observed Bridget to the astonished
sroupe. anu where should the poor
pe. anu ne an lllisant lrls IL
man, d son OF LORD castor, as fine
d 'nan ~ ever mat llved De,
yan' tne pos' II nov II inc pest bedf
anu ms irle!a; tilao 8 as good as a
t Meu nrfse, VIA n'h H. and an lrlsh gen,
.'eliah, 700; as ne toid me himself,
When us LOOK II sup o. brandy from
me own hangs Mrs. bridget' SEE he,
y u'G yel erer near OF DIR TILES Pollux,
VI oase'e roiiuxi SEE ne, ana DECOR,
ra, s.f' se4 !, snas 4 aia many and
win no one stop that Internal
Sol'ai : exclaimed Mr.. Ian
a aon lou nave peer most lmpru-
uenv' lay. l1as NOT army cost us
e.motusi a'teteuy' WlIhout putting Two
oHiCefs into my very Ded!